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Mr Jarvis, a former officer with the Parachute Regiment, made a 13.53 per cent increase on the number of votes won at the General Election by Labour.

He resigned from the Army to fight the Barnsley Central by-election after his unexpected selection, ending a 15-year-long career which included postings in Afghanistan, Iraq and Sierra Leone.

Mr Jarvis said the result was a verdict on David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s Coalition and that they were making cuts too deep and too fast. He pledged to support the Armed Forces, the NHS and education services.

Mr Carman lost his deposit after securing less than 5 per cent of the vote. He said: "The voters here in Barnsley have given me and the Liberal Democrats a kicking. We can take it."